Tibet is rich in tourism resources, famous for Potala Palace, Namco, yangzhuoyongco, Jokhang Temple, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, etc. So, can old people go to Tibet? Is Tibet suitable for old people to travel? What attractions are suitable for the elderly in Tibet? I recommend several attractions for the elderly in Tibet, such as Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, bakuo street, lulanglinhai, tashilunbu temple and so on. Let's have a look!
1. Potala Palace in Lhasa
The Potala Palace is located on the mabri mountain in the northwest of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is a grand building integrating palaces, castles and monasteries. It is also a relatively large and complete ancient palace and Castle complex in Tibet. In front of the Potala Palace is the Potala Palace Square, which is the highest city square in Shanghai. Potala Palace is the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism, where there are countless pilgrims and tourists every year. In March 1961, the State Council listed it as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units; in December 1994, UNESCO listed it as a world cultural heritage; in January 2013, the National Tourism Administration listed it as a national AAAAA tourist attraction.
2. Jokhang Temple
Dazhao temple, also known as' zulakang 'and' juekang ', is located in the center of Lhasa's old city. It is a Tibetan Buddhist temple built by King Songzanganbu of Tibet. Lhasa's reputation as a' holy land 'is related to this Buddha statue. At first, the temple was called 'Reza'. Later, Reza became the name of the city and evolved into the current 'Lhasa'. After the completion of the Jokhang Temple, it was modified and expanded repeatedly in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties to form its present scale. With a history of more than 1300 years, the Jokhang Temple has a supreme position in Tibetan Buddhism. Dazhao temple is a relatively brilliant architecture in Tibet during the Tubo Period. It is also an earlier civil structure architecture in Tibet, and has created a Tibetan Pingchuan style temple city planning style.
3. Lulang Linhai
Lulang Linhai is located in Lulang Town, Linzhi County, Linzhi Prefecture, Tibet. It is about 80 kilometers away from Bayi Town on the Sichuan Tibet road. It is located in the deep mountains and forests. It is known as "Jiangnan of Tibet". This is a forest in the sea of clouds, mountains and fog. It has the reputation of "not homesick". Lulang, 3700 meters above sea level, is a typical plateau mountain meadow strip, about 15 kilometers long, with an average width of about 1 km. The whole scenic spot is picturesque, surrounded by snow mountains, forest cages in the ditch, and neat meadows like artificial pruning. Many folk houses are built in the sky forest surrounded by water. The surrounding streams are winding, and thousands of wild flowers are competing to open. It is a paradise on earth.
4. Zhashlunbu monastery
Zhashlunbu Temple means' auspicious Xumi Temple ', and its full name is' zhashlunbu baijid QinQu tangjiele nanbajiewalin', which means' auspicious Xumi gathers in all prefectures'. Located at the foot of niseri mountain in Xigaze, Tibet. It is the largest temple in the area. Zhashlunbu temple is comparable to Dalai's Potala Palace. Together with Gandan temple, sera temple and Drepung temple in Lhasa, it is called the "four temples" of Gelug Sect in Tibetan Buddhism. The four major temples, the Ta'er temple in Qinghai and the Labrang temple in Gansu are listed as the 'six major temples' of the Gelug Sect. The architectural structure also has a profound impact on other Tibetan Buddhist buildings, such as wudangzhao. Zhashlunbu temple is one of the six famous yellow temples in China. It is one of the national key cultural relics protection units. In August 2017, it was approved as a national 5A tourist attraction.
5. Namco
Located in the middle of Tibet Autonomous Region, Namtso is the second largest lake in Tibet and the second largest saline lake in China. The lake is 4718 meters above sea level, approximately rectangular in shape, more than 70 kilometers long from east to west, more than 30 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of more than 1920 square kilometers. "Namtso" is Tibetan, and the Mongolian name is "tenggelihai", which means "Tianhu". Namtso is one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet. Namtso is the first sacred lake of the ancient Xiangxiong Buddhism, which is one of the famous Buddhist holy places. As a large lake with the highest altitude in the world, Namco has a variety of typical wetland ecological types depending on plateau lakes, and the ecological environment is very high quality.
6. Sangye Temple
Sangye temple, also known as cunxiang temple and boundless temple, is located at the foot of Habu mountain on the North Bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Sangye Town, Zang County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. Sangye temple was built in the 8th century during the Tubo Dynasty. It is the first monastery in Tibet where monks with shaved hair became monks. The architecture in the temple is arranged according to the Buddhist cosmology. The central Buddha Hall has three styles of Tibetan, Han and Indian, so Sangye temple is also known as Sanyang temple. There are more than 50 monks in Sangye temple. In 1996, the Sangye temple was announced by the State Council of the people's Republic of China as one of the fourth batch of key cultural relics protection units in China. In 2007, Sangye temple was rated as a national AAAA tourist attraction.
7. Zhuomalangcuo National Wetland Park in Tibet
Zhuomalangcuo Wetland Park is located on the West trunk of the three major migratory routes in China. Its excellent water quality and diverse wetland habitats make it an important node in Tibet, the West trunk of the migratory routes in China. It is an important source of the international river Nujiang River and a typical representative of the rivers in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau. It is also located in the key ecological functional areas in China's main functional area planning Around the forest ecological function area in the edge of Southeast Tibet Plateau. At the same time, the park area is also an important water source for the production and life of residents in Luolong County, which has a very important demonstration significance for ensuring the ecological security of people in Luolong county and the middle and lower reaches of Nujiang River, realizing the sustainable development and ecological civilization construction of Nujiang River Basin.